Scarf Techniques
Scarf Width and Length Guide: How Wide and Long to Knit a Scarf
Typical scarf widths and lengths for children and adults, the height rule of thumb, and how to work out a cast-on number for the width you want.
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Scarf Techniques
What Needle Size for a Scarf? A Guide by Yarn Weight
Needle size for a scarf depends on the yarn weight. Here are the typical ranges, when to go up a size for drape, and how to choose between straight and circular needles.
Scarf Techniques
Best Yarn for Scarves: Fiber, Weight, Softness and Color
How to choose scarf yarn by fiber, weight, softness against the neck, washability and color, with a simple default for a first scarf.
Easy Knitted Scarves
How to Knit a Scarf for Beginners: Your First Scarf, Start to Finish
A complete first scarf in garter stitch: what to buy, how many stitches to cast on, the knit stitch step by step, keeping count, binding off and weaving in the ends.
Seasonal Scarves
Cozy Winter Scarf Guide: Warm Fibers, Thick Stitches and Size
A warm scarf depends on three things: a fiber that insulates, a thick fabric that traps air, and enough width and length to wrap twice. Here is how to plan each one.
Seasonal Scarves
Lightweight Spring Scarf: An Easy Knitting Pattern in DK Yarn
An airy garter scarf for spring and fall, knit in DK-weight cotton, linen or a wool blend on US 8 (5 mm) needles. Cast on 36 stitches for a scarf about 8 x 64 in.
Scarf Finishing
How to Weave in Ends on a Knitted Scarf So They Stay Hidden
Both sides of a scarf show, so yarn tails have to follow the stitches and change direction to stay hidden. Leave at least 6 in (15 cm) and trim only after blocking.
Scarf Finishing
How to Add Fringe to a Scarf: Yarn Amounts, Knots and Trimming
Fringe is cut strands knotted through the ends of a finished scarf. Work out the yarn first: 12 three-strand tassels per end with a 5 in fringe take about 22 yd.
Scarf Finishing
How to Block a Knitted Scarf: Wet, Steam and Spray Methods
Blocking straightens the edges and evens out the stitches of a finished scarf. The right method depends on the fiber: wet blocking for wool, light hovering steam at most for acrylic.
Infinity Scarves
Infinity Scarf Size Guide: Circumference and Width for Every Wrap
Typical infinity scarf circumferences for a single loop, double wrap and triple wrap, the widths that suit each, and how to measure with a string before you knit.
Infinity Scarves
How to Join an Infinity Scarf: Seaming the Ends Into a Loop
How to join the two ends of a flat-knit infinity scarf with mattress stitch or whipstitch, decide on a twist, and check everything before you sew.
Infinity Scarves
Infinity Scarf for Beginners: Knit Flat and Seamed Into a Loop
A beginner infinity scarf knit flat as a garter stitch rectangle and seamed into a loop, with numbers for a single loop or a double loop and an optional half twist.
Chunky Knit Scarves
Super Bulky Yarn for Scarves: How to Choose Bulky, Super Bulky and Jumbo
How bulky, super bulky and jumbo yarns differ, what single-ply, plied and chainette strands mean for wear, and how fiber affects the weight of a scarf around your neck.
Chunky Knit Scarves
Chunky Ribbed Scarf Pattern in 1×1 Rib
A 1x1 ribbed scarf for bulky or super bulky yarn, worked over an odd number of stitches so both edges match. Includes cast-on numbers, yardage estimates and ways to keep thick rib soft.
Chunky Knit Scarves
Chunky Knit Scarf: An Easy Garter Pattern in Super Bulky Yarn
A 14-stitch garter scarf in super bulky yarn on US 15 (10 mm) needles, with the arithmetic that shows why it has about one-fifth of the stitches of a worsted scarf.
Scarf Stitch Patterns
Broken Rib Stitch: An Easy Textured Stitch and Scarf Pattern
Broken rib is one knit row followed by one row of purl 1, knit 1. This guide explains the stitch and gives a 33-stitch scarf with a narrow garter edge to keep it flat.